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Four Dead, Two Wounded in Late-Night Shooting at Guayaquil’s Las Orquídeas Park
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Four Dead, Two Wounded in Late-Night Shooting at Guayaquil’s Las Orquídeas Park

Gunmen opened fire with more than 50 rounds at a group gathered in a northern Guayaquil park near a school late Wednesday night, killing four people aged 25 to 65 and wounding two others in the latest act of sicario violence in the city.

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Government Seizes Guayaquil's Security System — 30 Police Agents Raid Segura EP as Power Struggle Escalates
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Government Seizes Guayaquil's Security System — 30 Police Agents Raid Segura EP as Power Struggle Escalates

Ecuador's Interior Ministry sent 30 police agents to seize operational control of Guayaquil's municipal security entity Segura EP on Sunday night, citing 'shadow structures' provoking violence and alleging sensitive surveillance data was stored with a private company. The takeover comes amid three major fires in one week and deepens the confrontation between the Noboa administration and Guayaquil's opposition-aligned municipal government.

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Three Major Fires in One Week Devastate Downtown Guayaquil — 100 Families Displaced, Buildings Collapsed, and a City on Edge
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Three Major Fires in One Week Devastate Downtown Guayaquil — 100 Families Displaced, Buildings Collapsed, and a City on Edge

A motorcycle factory blaze on February 9, the Multicomercio building inferno on February 11 that burned for 50 hours and collapsed two towers, and a third alarm-3 fire on February 15 — all in Guayaquil within six days. The Interior Minister says the fires aren't coincidental. Here's the full timeline.

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Noboa Moves the Government to Guayaquil “For Several Weeks” — Police High Command Follows
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Noboa Moves the Government to Guayaquil “For Several Weeks” — Police High Command Follows

President Noboa announced Friday that the national government will operate from Guayaquil for several weeks, with the National Police high command relocating as well. The move comes two days after the arrest of Guayaquil’s mayor and amid record violence that made Ecuador the world’s most dangerous country in 2025.

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Guayaquil Reports 30% Drop in Street Crime Following Expanded Security Plan
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Guayaquil Reports 30% Drop in Street Crime Following Expanded Security Plan

Guayaquil's expanded urban security initiative appears to be paying off, with municipal data showing a 30% reduction in street crime across the city's commercial and tourist districts.

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